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Triceratops Horn

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DC51

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$22,500.00

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A Top Quality, Triceratops horridus brow horn from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. An April Fossil of the Month. Triceratops was a large ceratopsian dinosaur found in the Hell and Lance Creek Formations. This is an excellent horn with detail preserved with good color and natural patina. Great surface articulation. You can see the natural blood grooves around the surface of the horn. The preparation of the horn was fairly basic and simple with minor crack repair and minor restoration (<10%). It comes with the custom steel stand as shown. Legally collected on private land in the Lance Creek Fm., Converse Co., Wyoming . Authenticity guaranteed. Certification of Authentication provided. Museum quality specimen. An excellent Triceratops brow horn display. You don't see these top quality horns very often. This one is better quality than the typical brow horn and a great display size! Note - International buyers will incur shipping costs. Weighs 22 pounds with stand. Have you been waiting for a special Triceratops horn for your display?

DC51 SIZE: 19" length (straight line) ; Distal end: 7" x 5" ; (10" max. height on stand)

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Triceratops horridus is the large, three horned dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous of North America. Triceratops grew to a length of approximately 30 feet, a height of nearly 10 feet, and a weight of 26,000 lbs. This quadrupedal herbivore had beaked jaws for nipping cycads and palms, and their jaws were filled with rows of large teeth used to grind vegetation. Triceratops had large brow horns that can exceed 3 feet in length and had a large bony frill covering its neck. The large brow horns and their strength may have offered defense from their main predator Tyrannosaurus rex. There are two species of Triceratops found in the Hell Creek formation, Triceratops horridus was the more common species. Both Triceratops horridus and Triceratops prosus would have similar teeth, claws and bones.

Today, we find fossilized Triceratops teeth, unguals (claws), horns, and non-associated bones in the Hell Creek Formation.